Monthly Archives: November 2014

Posted onNovember 29, 2014|Comments Off on University of San Francisco Ethnic Minority Dissertation Fellow

Deadline: January 15

Length: 1 year

Comments: “The University of San Francisco invites applications from underrepresented ethnic minority scholars”; “scholars complete their dissertation and initiate an ongoing program of scholarly or creative work, while becoming familiar with the usual service responsibilities of a university faculty member.” “Scholars are members of one of the following groups: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders, Hispanics/Latino/as, or American Indians, and are U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents. Candidates must have completed all course work leading to their doctorate by Summer 2015, and must be considering a career in college teaching in one of the following fields: Arts & Sciences: Economics, Media Studies, Communication Studies, Politics, Environmental Studies, Critical Diversity Studies, International Studies (BAIS) Program, English, History, Philosophy, Rhetoric and Language, Theology and Religious Studies.

Comments: “Special consideration will be given to candidates whose research and teaching explores African empires, encounters between Africa and Europe, gender and sexuality studies, and Africa in transnational context.”

Posted onNovember 29, 2014|Comments Off on Lafayette College Visiting Assistant Professorship in Russian and East European Studies

Deadline: January 15

Length: 1 year

Comments: “We will expect the successful candidate to teach courses in Russian literature, but we are also interested in candidates whose teaching and scholarship intersect with the Film and Media Studies or International Affairs programs. Candidates capable of supporting other interdisciplinary programs, such as Jewish Studies or Women’s and Gender Studies, are also encouraged to apply.”

Comments: Ph.D. in Anthropology, Geography, Sociology, or a related interdisciplinary field is required. “Candidates whose research and teaching interests articulate with one of our PhD programs in either Industrial Heritage and Archaeology or Environmental and Energy Policy are strongly preferred.”

Comments: “The particular sub-fields and time periods for this position are open to all Brazilian, Spanish Latin American, and Caribbean art, architecture and visual culture. Specialists in early modern, modern and contemporary are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in scholars who would approach the subject through non-traditional approaches to visual culture and the built environment, and who would capitalize on new theoretical models relating to gender and embodiment in traditional or contemporary art, urban planning, arts and cultural literacy in the construction of a Brazilian or Latin American social imaginary, contemporary art practices and their relationship to memory and tradition, and/or varied architectural responses to Western building techniques and ideologies.” Must have received PhD in the last five years.

Posted onNovember 24, 2014|Comments Off on Antioch College Tenure-track Position in Psychology

Deadline: January 16

Length: Tenure-track

Comments: “The successful candidate will have a comprehensive background in psychology and will be able to engage students with a range of disciplinary subfields such as social, developmental, personality, depth, critical and research methods. Areas of specialization involving community psychology, cross-cultural psychology, human sexuality, critical theory, and/or assessment and measurements are particularly welcome. The candidate is expected to teach foundation courses in general psychology, intermediate-level courses such as developmental, personality, cognitive and community mental health, upper level courses such as psyche, myth & culture, political and ethical issues in psychology, intersectional identities in psychology, psychological assessments and measurements and group theory and dynamics as well as teach interdisciplinary colloquies in collaboration with other faculty in related fields.”

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Posted onNovember 24, 2014|Comments Off on Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing Visiting Professorship in American History

Deadline: October 15 (originally — reposted 11/24)

Length: “One-, two-, and three-year contracts are available”

Comments: ” Courses are offered in English and may include: • American Diplomatic History • American Political History • Critical Periods in American History • Makers of American Foreign Policy: 1770s to the present • Topics courses such as American Movies, American Culture; Race, Ethnicity and Gender in America; Religion in America; Urbanization in America; The History of Women in the U.S.”